Toy target.



W S ROOT TOY TARGET.

APPLIOATIOIT FILED 001-125, 1909.

Patented Aug.2, 1910.

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WILLIAM S. ROOT, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. Roor, a citizen of the United States,residing at Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Targets; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in toy targets.

One object of the invention is to provide a toy target having a seriesof apertures and a plug adapted to be inserted in the apertures and tobe shot out by a suitable projectile on an elastic cord attached to thetarget.

Another object is to provide a target of this character which may beemployed as an educational device by' providing each of the aperturestherein with a letter of the alphabet or other character, and inarranging the letters to spell certain words, the plug beingsuccessively placed in and shot out of the apertures of the consecutiveletters of the word, thus spelling the latter.

Vith these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction. combinatlon and arrangement of parts aswill be more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective View of one formof my improved toy target. Fig. 2, is a rear view of the same. Fig. 3,is a vertical sectional View showing the plug in place in full lines andin shot out position in dotted lines.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1, denotes the stationaryback plate of the target on which is formed a handle 2, whereby thetarget may be held in the hand or otherwise supported. In the back plate1, at any suitable position, but preferably adjacent to the upperportion thereof and in line with the handle 2, is formed an aperture 3.Revolubly mounted on a screw eye or other suitable connection t,arranged in the center of the back plate 1, is the face plate 5, of thetarget, said plate being in the form of a flat disk having formedtherein adjacent to its outer edge an annular series of apertures 6,which, when the disk or plate 5, is revolved, are adapted to beconsecutively brought opposite to or in alinement Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed October 25, 1909.

Patented Aug. 2, 1910.

Serial No. 524,401.

with the aperture 3, in the back plate 1, of the target.

Adapted to be inserted through the alined apertures 3 and 6 of the backand front plates of the target is a tapered plug 7, which is preferablysecured to the rear side of the back plate by a cord or other flexibleconnection 8. The plug 7, is adapted to be inserted through the aperture3, in the back plate and through one of the apertures 6, in the frontplate, which is brought opposite to or in alinement with the aperture 3.When in this position, the smaller end of the plug 7, will project aslight distance beyond the outer side of the face plate 5, as shown.

Secured by an elastic cord 9, to the eyebolt 4:, of the target, is asuitable projectile 10, which may be of any suitable construction and ishere shown in the form of elliptical shaped body. By drawing the projectile 10, back and thus stretching the cord 9, the projectile, whenreleased, will spring back toward the target and if aimed or directedcorrectly will strike the projecting end of the plug 7, and drive thesame out of the apertures in the back and front plates of the target.

\Vhen the target is provided with letters, numerals, or similarcharacters, the same may be employed for educational purposes and willform an efficient medium for teaching young children the alphabet ornumerals and the spelling of simple words. If desired, the device mayalso be employed as an advertising medium and may in that event containany suitable advertising matter or designs.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and operation of the invention will bereadily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined in theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a toy target, a back plate having formed therein an aperture, afront or face plate revolubly mounted on said back plate, said faceplate having formed therein a series of apertures adapted to be broughtinto alinement with the aperture in said back plate, a plug adapted tobe inserted through the alined apertures in the front and back plates, aprojectile adapted to be shot at said plug, and an elastic connectionbetween said projectile and the target.

2. In a toy target, a back plate having formed therein an aperture, ahandle arranged on said back plate a front plate having formed thereinan annular series of apertures, means to pivotally connect said frontplate with said back plate, whereby the former may be turned to bringthe apertures therein into alineinent with the aperture in the backplate, a tapered plug adapted to be engaged with said alined apertures,a flexible connection between said plug and target, a projectile adaptedto be shot at said plug, and an elastic connection between saidprojectile and the outer face of the target.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit- IIQSSGS.

WILLIAM S. ROOT.

Vitnesses L. V. PATTERSON, J. J. BROWN.

